1st 6 weeks Reading Skills/Passage Test

Question 1

Fiction Genre

Answer 1

a story that is not real (fake)

Question 2

Story Structure (elements)
name the three

Answer 2

1) Characters (who) - the people or animals in the story
2) Setting (when and where) - a story takes place
3) Plot (what happens in the story)
B - the problem (beginning) - conflict
M - main events (throughout the middle)
E - solution (end) resolution
Summary: BME

Question 3

Point of view

Answer 3

1st person is when the narrator is a character in the story. 3rd person is when narrator is NOT character in the story

Question 4

Dialogue

Answer 4

talking among the characters or written conversation

Question 5

Theme

Answer 5

the main message or what the author wants the reader to learn

Question 6

Author’s purpose

Answer 6

in a Fiction story, the author’s main purpose is to entertain you

Question 7

Summary

Answer 7

Also know as plot of story.
Information from:
Beginning,
Middle,
End
BME told in order in which events happened in story

Question 8

Types of fictions stories - name the four

Answer 8

1) Historical fiction
2) Realistic fiction
3) Humorous Fiction
4) Fantasy Fiction

Question 9

Define Antonyms

Answer 9

words that mean opposite

Question 10

Define Synonyms

Answer 10

words that mean the same or almost the same

Question 11

Thesaurus

Answer 11

a book of synonyms that is set up like a dictionary

Question 12

Drawing conclusions

Answer 12

When a reader makes a good guess about information not directly stated by the author in the passage